diff --git a/app/Models/Client.php b/app/Models/Client.php
index dae999a2cec3..7a2191383e11 100644
--- a/app/Models/Client.php
+++ b/app/Models/Client.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class Client extends BaseModel implements HasLocalePreference
         'backup',
 //        'settings',
         'last_login',
-        'private_notes'
     ];
    
     protected $fillable = [
diff --git a/app/Models/TaxRate.php b/app/Models/TaxRate.php
index 2b4b021a28e5..ea0af6a6e26f 100644
--- a/app/Models/TaxRate.php
+++ b/app/Models/TaxRate.php
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ namespace App\Models;
 
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 
 class TaxRate extends BaseModel
 {
     use MakesHash;
+    use SoftDeletes;
     
     protected $fillable = [
         'name',
diff --git a/app/Transformers/ClientTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/ClientTransformer.php
index 6d75e2936dbe..780705200cf0 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/ClientTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/ClientTransformer.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ClientTransformer extends EntityTransformer
             'credit_balance' => (float) $client->credit_balance,
             'last_login' => (int)$client->last_login,
             'size_id' => (string)$client->size_id,
-            'public_notes' => $client->public_notes,
+            'public_notes' => $client->public_notes ?: '',
         //    'currency_id' => (string)$client->currency_id,
             'address1' => $client->address1 ?: '',
             'address2' => $client->address2 ?: '',